The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-02-18

else, but Mr.. Wild said there
was no point IN either Of the subjects
He finally gave "SheFidan's Ride"
Mr.. Andrew Hollenheck said win
say brother early settlers, my experience
has not been a satisfactory one. I came
here In 1860, settled on section S, town
Of Mapleton. My mind reyerss back Of
ten. We were wont TO cling together
and help each other. have lived here
10 years as man grown. l lived l6I
years south Of st. Louis. When my
brother came here thought would come
back to the scenes of my boYhood.
Mr.. J. P. Emerson said: do not come
under the head of early settler. i viii
try to tell how came here. MY folks
were down in Goodhue county. Ny
brother Was here, so l came up TO see
the country. The hay was up and by
the help of the hay stack and some rails
We made q house and barn. We slept
behind the horses. One night the snow
came around our heads That morning
We lay in bed and had our breakfast.
The bread was frozen SO / broke it with
an axe. We lay in bed and spit as we
chewed tobacco till about noon, and
when one Of our party, who happened
TO own broadcloth Goth, went to put it
on il was covered with frozen tobacco
juice. After that we went down to Mr..
Annis' woods. There WIS house there,
We found q nest with eleven chickens.
One of the boys shot q prairie chicken
and shot ons of the brood 80 that all
should have piece. The boys were
surprised at the amount of feathers /
had got off the single prairie chicken.
We stayed there till the last hen WAS
cooked, and thinking that game was
plenty here, l came up and took claim.
Mr.. Miller said: came here in '57 on
the 9Th of May. My first landing was
in the city of Mankato. l first got ac-
Quainted with brother Conrad in the old
Union school house. The mosquitoes
were very plenty in those days. We
In 1859 we raised good crop of wheat,
but we got only 81 cents bushel for it.
When the war broke out | was on the
claim am on now. The nearest came
to perish was near Delavan in 81. There
was nothing south of here executing
Rice Lake. Mr.. Miller then told his
experience in a blizzard.
S. A. Stow was called, but was not
present.
L. A. Cornell said: In the spring of 90
and month of April l came with my
father 10 Minnesota. We left the State
of Indiana with two wagons and had q
very muddy time. Very often we could
see at night where We stopped the night
before. l was young man then. |
took q claim where / am now. l have
very wild and reckless in my younger
DAYS. | went railroading one winter in
the eastern part of the State, but the
company became bankrupt and l came
back without cent. After that began
looking around for a wife. found one
that was willing and so was Daughter
The knot was tied and we took our we'd
ding tour. Hitched up old "Brin" and
rode mile and half to our new home
and went to housekeeping. Have lived
there ever since.
Mr.. Fairfield Smith said Ladies and
Gentlemen, am going to make speech.
Mr.. Bill Nye got it up first and / got il
last. He then told of his troubles with
his wife Lorepa.
The choir sang maggie, Darling, Now
Good Bye"
Mr.. Abram Moses said: Mr.. President,
Ladies and Gentlemen:-When ] left
Connecticut in 1861 l came directly to
Minnesota, but fellow citizens there is q
great difference between IS and go.
have not had hard tune like the rest.
Here Mr.. Moses told of coming home
from Mankato in a snow storm with q
load Of -four. He claimed that snow
fell four feet deep on the level.
Mr. John Johnston said, Mr.. President,
Ladies and Gentlemen:--I did not think
1 would be called upon. l came to Min
nesota in 1856. We came to see the
promised land. There were two OF
three teams. We had some cheese and
crackers and jug of molasses, We got
some red squirrels, but / didn't relish
mine bit. When We got there we
found turtle and boiled it all day,
There was a large amount OF fish in the
streams. / went to work for the Indi-
ans. often came across the prairie
from the Agency, always had plenty OF
company. ! went down to st. Mary's
and got enough seed for ten families
| While on the road We saw man sowing
| wheat before the frost was out, for fear
he could not get on the ground in the
spring.
Mr.. James Gordan said that he came
here in 80 TO the eastern part of the
State. He wanted the children TO have
an education. IF you keep the children
at home and do not train them before
! Won turn Them ad~ift the world. thew
! have GOT 81 tAks 9 lack seat. SO a. not to
show their. ignorance. They will get
discouraged and will say have this for
all the work my parents have got out OF
my poor bones. They can never love OF
respect you for 1t.
Mr.. D. J. Townsend gave a song en-
titled "A Dollar or Two"
Mr.. Cassidy was called, but did not
respond.
Mr.. o. G. Healy sent letter which
was read by Mr.. Plymat.
Mr.. Thomas Elliot when called want.
ed "dollar or two to induce him to
talk, but finally said: 1t is true, am one
of the old '56's. can confirm a great
deal that is said by many. can not say
much about "Jonny Cake" was bach
elor and had to eat corn whole. There
was much unfeeling laughter at this.
Elder Conrad told about the -four busl-
ness. He has gone several times when
nobody else would go. | was not bred
up farmer. ! am an indoor mechanic
der the sod now.
Mr.. Eldridge said: Ny father was a
drunksrd and fell out of a wagon and
broke his neck when was young and
got no education. Our family was Jeff
in destitute circumstances. | am glad
when think of the fine advantages the
Young people have here. The young
people ought TO be thankful that the
temperance reform Is moving.
Mr.. Green, of Shelby, was called, but
was not IN the room at the time.
Mr.. Bruce Hanna said: Some say they
feel honored, but I feel more scared
than honored. / came in the wet sum-
mer. Had great deal of trouble cross
ing the Cobb river my brother and I.
We put in the whole day at il. We
drove the oldest OK into the rlVer and
he swan to the middle of the stream
and then turned down the current.
Brother swan out after him and pretty
soon OK and man came out on the same
side they went IN on. When we did get
across we didn't find any water we could
drink so we chewed grass to help us out
Mosquitoes we're very thick, but we drove
them out of the covered wagon with the
smoke of gunpowder. But let me tell oil
an accident that happened to the mem
Der of firm in this village. In those
days there was lots of dancing. We were
at dance at Mr.. Clapshaw's. He was
mashed on q girl much larger than him.
self. The boys had to carry the young
ladies across the slough. As this young
man and his burden got to the middle
his feet got fast in the mud and he be-
gan to trenble when he socked heI